Species Rytus porcellus (Schaufuss, 1880)

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Species Rytus porcellus (Schaufuss, 1880)

Gerallus porcellus Schaufuss, L.W. 1880. Beschreibung sechzig neuer Pselaphiden. In: Der Société entomologique de Belgique zu Brüssel zur Feier Ihres fünfundzwanzigsten Stiftungstages die herzlichsten Festgrüsse aus dem Museum Ludwig Salvator in Oberblasewitz-Dresden. Dresden-Oberblasewitz : F. Thomas pp. 5-35. [33] [junior subjective synonym of Rytus King, 1866 Synonymized with question by Raffray 1900:237 Resurrected by Lea 1912:454].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP ♂ (MNHP w/2M //Australie/ Clude River/ Clyde R./ Ger. porcellus//), Clyde River, NSW.

Generic Combinations

Rytus porcellus (Schaufuss, 1880).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, terrestrial.

Diagnosis References

Lea, A.M. 1912. Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera. Part IX. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 36: 426-478, pl. XVII [Date published 8 Feb. 1912] [454] (resurrected to species)

Raffray, A. 1900. Australian Pselaphidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 131-249, pl. 1 [Date published 8 Aug. 1900] [237] (redescription of "corniger" from types of porcellus; synonymised with question)

General References

Raffray, A. 1900. Australian Pselaphidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 131-249, pl. 1 [Date published 8 Aug. 1900] [237] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement redescription of "corniger" from types of porcellus; synonymised with question)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type
21-Mar-2016	STAPHYLINIDAE	04-Apr-2016	MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020		21-Dec-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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